Poundbury
Poundbury is a Town in the county of Dorset.
Poundbury postcode: DT1 3SP
There are great places to visit near Poundbury including some great towns, waterfalls, villages, historic buildings, historic monuments, ancient sites, hills, castles, ruins and airports.
Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Weymouth, Bridport, Beaminster, Wareham, and Blandford Forum are some of Poundbury best towns to visit near Poundbury.
Waterfalls to visit near Poundbury include Jericho Weir.
Don't miss Uplyme, Bincombe, Symondsbury, and Abbotsbury's villages if visiting the area around Poundbury.
The area around Poundbury's best historic buildings can be found at The Cobb.
Don't miss King's Statue (King George III Statue)'s historic monuments if visiting the area around Poundbury.
Poundbury has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Eggardon Hill, Hambledon Hill, Badbury Rings, Kingston Russell Stone Circle, The Nine Stones, and Maiden Castle.
The area close to Poundbury boasts some of the best hills including Eggardon Hill.
Castles to visit near Poundbury include Corfe Castle.
Don't miss Corfe Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Poundbury.
Bournemouth Airport is one of Poundbury's best, nearby airports to visit in Poundbury.
Poundbury History
There are some historic monuments around Poundbury:
- Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
- Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation
- Round barrow N of Ashton Cottages
- Bowl barrow 700m NNW of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood
- Two bowl barrows on Green Hill 450m north of Pound Farm
- Round barrow on Stratton Down
- Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy
- Three barrows near Town Hill Barn
- Ancient settlement SW of Incombe Wood
- Bowl barrow 780m north east of Hampton Farm
- Round barrow on Rew Hill
- Earthworks on Loscombe Hill
- Round barrow SW of village
- Two barrows at Rew
- Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill
- Barrows in Came Wood
- Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Helstone burial chamber
- Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
- Settlement remains N of Maiden Castle
- Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill
- Two barrows on Little Puddle Hill
- The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm
- Enclosure near 'the Sole Plantation'
- Barrow S of Common Plantation
- Group of round barrows on Ridgeway
- Group of barrows S of Goldsmith's Plantation
- Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle
- Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down
- Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse
- Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation
- Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow NW of Jackman's Cross
- Discontinuous surviving sections of Roman aqueduct
- Bowl barrow185m WSW of Higher Skippet Farm
- Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation
- Medieval settlement 850m north of St Mary's Church
- Two bowl barrows 320m south west of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 770m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps
- Two round barrows on North Hill
- Six round barrows on Bincombe Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead and part of an associated field system 215m west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow on Wood Hill 310m north east of Cowden
- Bowl barrow on Puddletown Heath, 400m north east of Duck Dairy House
- Roman road in Kingston Park
- The Rainbarrows, a group of three bowl barrows on Duddle Heath
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm
- Bell barrow 70m west of Fidler's Green
- Bowl barrow on East Hill 510m north east of All Saints Church
- Preston Roman villa
- Barrow on parish boundary
- Round barrow 250yds (230m) W of Fryer Mayne manor house
- Round barrow on Cheselbourne West Down
- Three barrows N of Penn Hill
- Dorchester Roman walls
- Bowl barrow 850m north west of Whitefriars Broiler Houses
- Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn
- Enclosure on Sheep Down 930m south east of Heart Clump
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 870m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Settlement and field system on Black Hill
- Group of round barrows NE of Hog Leaze
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 400m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrows on Four Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 450m north west of Duck Dairy House
- Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
- Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm
- Pigeon House long barrow
- Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm
- Poundbury Camp, associated monuments and section of Roman aqueduct.
- Maiden Castle
- Round barrow N of Ridgeway
- Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
- Frampton Roman villa
- Henge, Romano-British amphitheatre and Civil War fieldworks known collectively as Maumbury Rings
- Bell barrow in Highfield Plantation and two bowl barrows immediately north west of Forty Acre Plantation
- Round barrow NE of Friar Waddon
- Group of round barrows W of Ridgeway Hill
- Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill
- Round barrow on Magiston Hill
- Two round barrows in Doles Hill Plantation
- Round barrow N of Heave Coppice
- Two round barrows SW of Well House Cottage
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Round barrows W of Blagdon Barn
- Three bowl barrows at the western end of Waterston Ridge, 360m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Bowl barrow180m east of Hogleaze Bungalow
- George III, chalk-cut hill side figure
- Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle
- Barrow S of Wolfeton Clump
- Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn
- Four bowl barrows immediately north west of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Little Puddle Hill, 920m north west of Fidler's Green Farm
- Six round barrows W of Came Down
- Earthwork N of Hampton Plantations
- Round barrow E of The Buildings
- Six barrows on Ridgeway Hill
- Field system W of Fore Hill
- Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn
- Martin Down enclosure 300m north of Huish Barn
- Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument
- Two round barrows on Ridgeway
- Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
- Bowl barrow 380m west of Whitfield Farm
- Round barrow N of Forston Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 450m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement immediately west of Waterston House
- Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
- Part of Roman, Saxon, and medieval town in grounds of Wollaston House
- Medieval settlement of North Louvard
- Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm
- Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm
- Round barrow on Dickley Hill
- Group of round barrows on Shorn Hill and Bronkham Hill
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument
- Group of barrows near Big Wood
- Bowl barrow 615m north east of Hardy's Birthplace
- Lyscombe Farm chapel
- Barrow E of Red Barn
- Earthwork and ancient fields SE of Lyscombe Bottom
- Round barrows on Sheep Down
- Round barrow on Hog Leaze
- Barrow on College Down
- Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow E of Forston Farm
- Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill
- Cerne Park boundary bank
- Tithe barn (uninhabited portion) at Barton Farm
- Round barrow SW of Wolfeton Clump
- Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
- Round barrow SW of Bourne Farm
- Group of barrows on West Hill
- Medieval settlement of Little Piddle
- Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole
- Group of round barrows on and to E of Great Hill
- Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe
- Two barrows 600yds (550m) N of Halls Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north east of Clandon Farm
- Bowl barrow on Pond Eweleaze 500m north east of Dole's Ash Farm
- Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross
- Group of three round barrows SW of Longlands Barn
- Bowl barrow on Black Down, 50m south of the Hardy Monument
- Bowl barrow 75m south east of Laycock Dairy Farm
- Round barrows on Grove Hill
- Settlement on Dickley Hill
- Herringston round barrows
- Long barrow 200m north west of Longlands Farm
- Round barrows N of Pound Hill
- Long barrow NW of Red Barn
- Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross
- Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn
- Three bowl barrows 530m and 350m north east of Whitcombe Barn
- Two bowl barrows 1250m east of Notton Hill Barn
- Round barrow on Pound Hill
- Henge Enclosure, Conquer Barrow and Barrow Cemetery
- Tithe barn at Court Farm
- Bowl barrow 600m south of Whitcombe Farm
- Colliton Park Roman house
- Round barrow cemetery immediately south east of Maiden Castle
- Bowl barrow on Green Hill 400m north of Pound Farm
- Sandy Barrow
- Round barrow NE of Hog Hill Barn
- Disc barrow 715m west of Bayard Farm
- Bowl barrow1050m WNW of Manor Farm
- Two round barrows at Down Wood
- Two round barrows N of Came Farm
- Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill
- Round barrows on Ridgeway
- Two round barrows N of Bincombe Barn
- Two bowl barrows on Conygar Hill
- Linear earthworks around Lyscombe Bottom
- The Nine Stones: a small concentric stone circle 750m west of Winterbourne Abbas
- Four bowl barrows at the eastern end of Waterston Ridge, 490m south west and 500m south east of Ridge Farm
- Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill, 600m west of Stafford Farm
- Round barrow E of Bayard's Barn
- Four round barrows NW of Blagdon Barn
- Two square enclosures in Tenant's Bottom
- Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
- Three round barrows E of Smitten Corner
- Outer defences of Roman town, W of St Genevieve's Convent
- Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages
- Round barrow SW of Pigeon House Cottages
- Chambered long barrow N of Loscombe Plantation
- Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation
- Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House
- Settlement on Smacam Down
- Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
- Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
- Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument
- Round barrow on Shorn Hill
- Churchyard cross
- Round barrow N of Ballarat House
- Round barrow on North Field Hill
- Mayne stone circle (at Little Mayne Farm)
- Round barrow on Black Hill
- Cross in St Mary's churchyard
Places to see near Poundbury
Lakes near Poundbury
Rivers near Poundbury
- Bow Brook South
- Henstridge Stream
- Allen Trib (Gussage Stream)
- Stour (Headwaters)
- Lydden (Lower)
- Cale
- Caundle Trib (Caundle Marsh)
- Caundle Brook (Upper)
- Stour (Middle u/s Pimperne Brook)
- Bow Brook North
- Divelish
- Tarrant
- Mannington Brook
- Lodden
- Crane (Dorset)
- Stour (Middle d/s Pimperne Brook)
- Lydden (Upper)
- Allen Trib (Crichel Stream)
- Stour Trib (Pimperne Brook)
- Moors
- North Winterbourne
- Allen (Lower)
- Cam (Dorset)
- Stirchell Brook
- Key Brook
- Stour (Upper)
- Bourne Stream
- Lydden (Middle)
- Stour Trib (Bibbern Brook)
- Wonston Brook
- Caundle Brook (Lower)
- Stour (Lower)
- Allen (Headwaters)
- Iwerne
- Manston Brook
- Shreen Water (including Ashfield Water)
- Uddens Water
- Fontmell Brook
- Char
- Monkton Wyld Stream
- Bride
- Mangerton Brook
- Simene
- Swan (Swanage)
- Brit (Upper)
- Asker
- Wey
- Brit (Lower)
- Wraxall Brook
- Sydling Water
- Bere Stream
- Frome Dorset (Lower) u/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Wareham Forest Stream
- Corfe River
- South Winterbourne
- Piddle (Upper)
- Frome Trib (Luckford Lake)
- Tadnoll Brook (including Empool Bottom)
- Devils Brook
- Frome Dorset (Lower) d/s Louds Mill Dorchester
- Frome Dorset (Upper)
- Cerne
- Hooke
- Piddle (Lower)
- Frome Dorset Trib (River Win)
- Sherford River
- Frome Dorset (Headwaters)
- Wellhams Brook
- Broad
- Stockland Bristol Stream
- Wriggle
- Fivehead River
- Isle - Upper
- Currypool Stream
- Yeo Ds Over Compton
- Corton Denham Stream
- Hornsey Brook
- Closworth Stream
- Ding
- Parrett - R Isle to R Yeo
- Durleigh Brook
- Merriot Stream
- Parrett - headwaters to Broad River
- Parrett - Lopen Bk to R Isle
- Bearley Brook
- Yeo
- Wriggle River
- North Moor Main Drain
- Sutton Bingham Stream - East Arm
- Cary - source to conf with KSD
- Lopen Brook
- Sutton Bingham Stream - upstream conf Closworth Str
- Cannington Bk - Lower
- Isle - Upper to conf Cad Bk
- Fiddington Brook
- Cannington Bk - Upper
- Sutton Bingham Stream - West Arm
- Isle
- West Sedgemoor Main Drain
- Eighteen Feet Rhyne
- Parrett - R Yeo to West Sedgemoor Drain
- Parrett - Broad River to Lopen Bk
- Beer Hackett Stream
- Westmoor Main Drain
- Chinnock BK
- Yeo Us Over Compton
- Isle - Cad Bk to Fivehead River
- Dodham Brook (Yeo (Somset))
- Dowlish Brook
- King's Moor Main Drain (Yeo (Somset)
- Cam - Lower
- Lam Brook
- Stogursey BK
- Petherton Stream
- Cam - Upper
- Cam Tributary
- King's Sedgemoor Drain - Henley Sluice to mouth
- Upper River Otter
- Love
- Tale
- Middle River Otter
- Wolf (Otter)
- Sid
- Lower River Otter
